Rhymney

15°CFog

• Today: 16° / 14° · 94% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

99 reported · July 2026▼ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences31
• Criminal damage & arson20
• Anti-social behaviour19
• Public order11

Neighbourhood team: Moriah · Gwent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

155 reported road collisions (2024)

58 killed or seriously injured · 223 casualties · 8.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

137 food businesses within 2 miles

• 91 rated 4–5 ★ (58 top)
• 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rhymney (0.3 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£197,272 average▲ 5.9% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£743 average monthly rent▲ 8.4% YoY

• 1 bed £548
• 2 bed £686
• 3 bed £773

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (8.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

32 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Ael- Y-Bryn (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches10
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

175,952 residents in Caerphilly · 634/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in Wales

10% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 24% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (33% of 81,180)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Nick Smith

Labour

Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• Pharmacies3
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

13 jobs advertised · £37,201 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Maintenance Technician

Source: Adzuna

£710 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,773 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,189 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 97% · Wind 3% · Solar 0%

380 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety798 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test457 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office333 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership288 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s262 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Rhymney · 0.2 km

  Rhymney is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. Until 1972 it existed in the historic county of Monmouthshire. With the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tre…

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  Redwood Memorial Hospital · 0.2 km

  Redwood Memorial Hospital was a community hospital in Rhymney, Wales, managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. It closed in July 2013, and services are now offered through the Rhymney Integrated Health &…

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  Rhymney railway station · 0.3 km

  Rhymney railway station serves the town of Rhymney in Wales. Situated on the Valley Lines network 23 miles (37 km) north of Cardiff Central, it is the terminus of the Rhymney Line. The station has sidings to the west…

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  Pontlottyn railway station · 1.5 km

  Pontlottyn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Pontlottyn, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Transport for Wales network.

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  Cefn Golau Cholera Cemetery · 1.8 km

  Cefn Golau Cholera Cemetery is situated on a narrow mountain ridge in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, between Rhymney and Tredegar in South East Wales. The Welsh name Cefn Golau means 'hill of light'.

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  Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency) · 1.8 km

  Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was established for the 1983 general election.

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